The Yoruba are one of the largest ethno-linguistic groups in sub-Saharan Africa and the largest population of the Yoruba people can be found in modern-day Nigeria. The Yourba people can be found across West Africa countries like Benin, Ghana, Togo, and so on. They can also be found in Brasil …
Read More »Olojo Festival – History of ILE IFE and Celebration of Olojo – Research
The history of Ile- Ife dates back to the time of ancient civilization which is unwritten, legendary and to an extent mythical which is majorly based on oral tradition gotten from the Yoruba Ifa literary corpus “which Orunmila is the great intellectual personae” ( Oluwole , 2016 ; 22 ) …
Read More »History and video of Oba Oyekan of Lagos coronation in 1965
Oba of Lagos, Oba Adeyinka Oyekan II was the immediate Paramount ruler of Lagos between 1965 and 2003. Oba Oyekan born in 1911 reigned as Oba for 38yrs. He was crowned Oba in 1965 amidst funfare. For those who would like to know what Lagos coronation looks like, enjoy this short documentary …
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